Health and Safety Level 1

This course is designed to equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to ensure that you work safely and in accordance with the Health and Safety Act 1974. All staff should be provided with health and safety training. As well as new staff, many staff members will benefit from refreshing their knowledge of good health and safety practice.

To progress your knowledge in this area, our "Health and Safety Level 2" course covers the subject in greater depth.

Details

Employers are, by law, responsible for providing safe and healthy workplace conditions for all employees. This course covers all the general health and safety issues that affect your job and highlights the importance of adhering to good health and safety practices.

Accidents and their prevention, Safe use of their equipment, Hazard awareness, Reporting accidents

Section 3: Manual Handling

Manual handling, How to lift safely

Section 4: Fire Prevention

How fire starts, The dangers of fire, Fire hazard awareness, Fire extinguishers, The 4 types of fire extinguisher, In the event of a fire.

Section 5: Hazardous Substances

The control of substances, hazardous to health, Identifying hazardous substances, Effects of hazardous substances.

Section 6: Risk Assessment

Risk assessment, Risk assessment form

The certificate can be downloaded from within the course once the learning has been completed. It provides formal evidence that training has been completed (endorsed by the Institute of Hospitality [IOH], the Scottish Qualifications Authority [SQA] and Quality Marked by the Hospitality Guild).